Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and since all things pink have become the symbol of the season, we thought we’d choose some of our favourite fizzes. Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé Champagne This is a perennial favourite, and…
Continue reading »Browsing Posts Tagged: Bollinger
Which Rosé Champagne should I be drinking?
Posted on 8 February 2019 by Dawn
No Comments on Which Rosé Champagne should I be drinking?
June Offers of the Month – Glenfiddich whisky, Botanist gin and Bollinger Champagne
Posted on 1 June 2016 by Stuart
8 Comments on June Offers of the Month – Glenfiddich whisky, Botanist gin and Bollinger Champagne
The arrival of June means that summer is finally here, and we have another trio of great offers celebrating the best whiskies, spirits and Champagne: a rich, fruity whisky from Glenfiddich; a stylish gin from…
Continue reading »Growers’ Champagne Tasting with Dawn Davies MW – small is beautiful
Posted on 7 March 2016 by Stuart
6 Comments on Growers’ Champagne Tasting with Dawn Davies MW – small is beautiful
The big Champagne houses are some of the best-known brands on the planet – the likes of Krug, Bollinger and Moët et Chandon. But there is another side – the world of growers’ Champagne. People…
Continue reading »Bond is back – with Bollinger and Belvedere
Posted on 14 October 2015 by Stuart
5 Comments on Bond is back – with Bollinger and Belvedere
I’m a huge James Bond fan. Ever since my mum took me to see Moonraker at the Chelmsford Odeon, I was hooked. If I’m channel-hopping at home and find a Bond film on (which is…
Continue reading »TWE Latest Arrivals
A 10-year-old Bowmore, fully matured in Spanish oak hogsheads to give intensely fruity, spicy notes. The nose is ful...
More info »
Malagousia is a local Greek variety that has a touches of rose petal, ripe peach and lemon bon bons. It is not as w...
More info »
A limited-edition Johnnie Walker Blue Label celebrating 2019's Chinese New Year. This is the Year of the Pig,...
More info »
This young rye whiskey has been aged in an ex-bourbon cask and finished in an ex-Pedro Ximinez sherry cask, ...
More info »
Enjoy responsibly
Recent Comments
I haven't ignored anything – I've not even really spoken about the early days of whiskey making, just made a tongue-in-cheek comment about the origins of distillation in Ireland. You are indeed...
Posted on: 4 March 2019
Sorry Billy, you seem to be denying the factual written records that do exist.
Posted on: 4 March 2019
It's generally accepted that the making of aqua vitae (which isn't quite whisky) was happening in both places before the written records, so myth and legend is all we really have. However, as I say in...
Posted on: 4 March 2019